| 100% | TITRATE | 7 | Test the strength of, in a way |
| 82% | TITRATE | 7 | Measure the strength of, in a way |
| 81% | SIP | 3 | Test the temperature of, in a way |
| 66% | WADES | 5 | Tests the waters, in a way |
| 63% | COEQUALLY | 9 | In a way that's like people of the same rank |
| 63% | TUGOFWAR | 8 | Sport where two teams engage in a test of strength with a rope, last played in the Summer Olympics in 1920: 3 wds. |
| 62% | POLLED | 6 | Sought the opinions of, in a way |
| 62% | CARD | 4 | Determine the age of, in a way |
| 62% | CARD | 4 | Verify the age of, in a way |
| 62% | SCAN | 4 | Check the price of, in a way |
| 62% | IDS | 3 | Checks the age of, in a way |
| 62% | DYE | 3 | Change the color of, in a way |
| 62% | HEFTS | 5 | Checks the weight of, in a way |
| 62% | REDYE | 5 | Change the color of, in a way |
| 62% | SCANS | 5 | Checks the price of, in a way |
| 62% | READTO | 6 | Postpone the bedtime of, in a way |
| 62% | MISUSES | 7 | Invalidates the warranty of, in a way |
| 62% | HEMS | 4 | Adjusts the length of, in a way |
| 62% | HACK | 4 | Expose the vulnerabilities of, in a way |
| 62% | SHADOWBAN | 9 | Reduce the visibility of, in a way |
| 62% | TIMES | 5 | Measures the length of, in a way |
| 62% | RETWEETED | 9 | Extended the reach of, in a way |
| 59% | INSIDEOUT | 9 | Reversed, in a way ... and a hint to the creation of five puzzle answers |
| 59% | CLOUD | 5 | The Internet, in a metaphoric sort of way |
| 59% | PLAIN | 5 | The opposite of everything, in a way |
| 58% | PUTTIES | 7 | Fills in the gaps of, in a way |
| 58% | ARBITRATE | 9 | Get in the middle of, in a way |
| 58% | SLICEOPEN | 9 | Get to the heart of, in a way |
| 58% | TITRATE | 7 | Test the strength of, chemically |
| 57% | CABER | 5 | Pole tossed as a test of strength in Scotland |